[B]Name:[/B] Ravanor Tonka [B]Race:[/B] Krogan [B]Sex:[/B] Male [B]Age:[/B] 254 [B]Class:[/B] Infiltrator, Commando, ship engineer [B]Appearance:[/B] Standing just shy of 2 meters in height at the top of his hump, Tonka is built much like any krogan; huge, powerful, and covered with thick plating. His crest is a charcoal grey that tapers off into a forest green, which combined with a dark tan complexion gives him a very earthy tone. His eyes are a few shades lighter than his crest, rimmed by softer black skin that contrasts with his hide. Because of his relatively cautious approach to hostile environments and methodical means of carrying on his work, Tonka remains largely unblemished by scars and has no real distinguishing characteristics that set him apart from other krogan. [B]Background: [/B] Born and raised in Ravanor Clan territory on Tuchanka, Tonka was destined from birth to work in the massive mining operations that dominated Ravanor territory where the clan had dug deep into Tuchanka’s mineral rich crust for valuable materials for countless generations. The oldest in a clutch of 3 brothers and a sister, Tonka was put to work almost as soon as he could carry heavy loads for the miners. Instead of gravitating towards the drilling and blasting that was the draw for many in the clan, Tonka took an active interest in the heavy machinery that ran the operations and he made it his mission to learn from the mechanics that kept them operational, eventually becoming something of an apprentice under Orankdra, the chief engineer that kept the massive drills running. Clan Ravanor’s Rite of Passage superficially resembles that of the quarian pilgrimage where the unblooded krogan are sent out into Tuchanka’s hostile wastes to salvage something of use to the clan, be it arms, vehicles, or equipment that can help maintain the mining operations. Tonka set out with his brothers, Krul and Panzak, to the location of a major battle between Clans Ravanor, Forsan, and Weyrloc 30 years prior. While the site had been picked clean over the years, the trio knew that some treasures simply had to be excavated. Working in the cover of the dawn and twilight hours and keeping hidden during the day, the brothers worked tirelessly for several days, occasionally fending off predators. Fortunately, their luck held out and no raiding parties from other clans had stumbled across them before they had discovered a buried Tomkah that had fallen into a chasm and been buried by drifting sands. Stripping the machine of several invaluable components that had survived damage and been sealed off from the elements, as well as a cache of factory-new weapons, the brothers had their offerings to the clan and made their way back to Ravanor territory, mercifully without more than minor encounters with the occasional varren. The Clan Shaman welcomed the trio of victorious youth into Ravanor as blooded members of the clan, where they now possessed breeding rights and the option of leaving Tuchanka if they chose to do so. While Panzak couldn’t have gotten on the next expedition off Tuchanka faster if he was a professional sprinter, Tonka chose to stay for some time, deciding to master the various equipment the clan had possession of and often volunteering to go out and locate replacement parts in the wastelands if need be. Because of this, he enlisted his services in the clan’s scouts as his mandated duty as a krogan to be a soldier as well as a miner. Here he learned the finer points of marksmanship and stealth, becoming one of the few krogan on Tuchanka that didn’t see battle as a chance to charge in head-first for glory, preferring to avoid a fight unless he knew he had the advantage or there was a better reason for remaining undetected. These skills also translated into Tonka becoming a proficient hunter, and he would soon be able to proudly proclaim, “There’s nothing that walks, shits, or flies on Tuchanka I haven’t eaten”. This ample supply of food kept him and his camp satisfied, and life soon took on a rhythm as predictable as the rising and setting of Aralakh. For a krogan, that stagnation might as well have been a death sentence and Tonka found himself growing restless. Opportunity came in the form of an Illium-based merchant vessel that had illegally entered the krogan DMZ to sell weapons and purchase the raw materials Clan Ravanor produced to sell for a higher market value in the Terminus System. Offering his services in exchange for transport off world, Tonka soon found himself in the service of one Alisia Donari, a freelance entrepreneur who had sights on creating a manufacturing empire across the Terminus Systems. The krogan became something of a curiosity as a relatively non-abrasive personality and a strong desire to learn new technical skills flew in the face of much of the popular perception of the krogan people. Within months, Tonka proved popular among the crew of the [I]Intrepid Valor[/I], largely thanks to his no-nonsense attitude and aptitude for mechanics and the fact that if there was damage outside of the ship, he would not hesitate to go EVA to work on it, even in hostile conditions that would harm any other species. Decades of service later, including a few run ins with would-be pirates, Tonka had an impressive service record across the Terminus Systems that spanned over 20 ships and a length of employment that had surpassed the lifespans of several of his coworkers. Deciding rather suddenly that he was getting bored of his relatively comfortable position managing shipyard retrofits, Tonka left the company with a retirement package that all but ensured he could live out the next 50 years of his life without having to work. This, clearly, is not something that agrees with a krogan’s temperament, and after weeks of self-imposed vacation, the krogan had stumbled across one of the most charmingly awful recruitment contracts he had seen. Deciding to return to his roots of barely functional machinery in adverse conditions, Ravanor Tonka made his way to Ilium, where a certain Captain Jerrell Luzami promised far more than he’d ever be able to deliver. The offer was irresistible. [B]Equipment: [/B] -Rosenkov Materials Volkov Sniper Rifle -Kassa Fabrication M-55 Argus Assault Rifle -Elkoss Combine M-4 Shuriken Submachine-Gun -Armax Arsenal Predator-M Armor [img]http://vignette2.wikia.nocookie.net/masseffect/images/3/3b/Medium-krogan-Predator_M.png/revision/latest?cb=20120605175155[/img] -Kassa Fabrication Polaris Omni-Tool [B]Powers: [/B] -Tactical Cloak -Disruption -Overload -Sabotage -Concussive Shot -Ballistic Blades [B]Font Colour:[/B] [color=39b54a]Green, 39b54a [/color]